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Social isolation and loneliness among immigrant and refugee seniors in Canada: a scoping review.
- Source :
- International Journal of Migration, Health & Social Care; 2019, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p177-190, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Purpose: Social isolation and loneliness are global issues experienced by many seniors, especially immigrant and refugee seniors. Guided by the five-stage methodological framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley and more recently Levac, Colquhoun and O'Brien, the purpose of this paper is to explore the existing literature on social isolation and loneliness among immigrant and refugee seniors in Canada. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conducted a literature search of several databases including: PubMed; MEDLINE; CINAHL; Web of Science; HealthStar Ovid; PschyInfo Ovid; Social Services Abstracts; AgeLine; Public Health Database, Google Scholar and Cochrane Library. In total, 17 articles met the inclusion criteria. Findings: Based on the current literature five themes related to social isolation and loneliness emerged: loss; living arrangements; dependency; barriers and challenges; and family conflict. Research limitations/implications: Given the increasing demographic of aging immigrants in Canada, it is useful to highlight existing knowledge on social isolation and loneliness to facilitate research, policy and programs to support this growing population. Practical implications: The population is aging around the world and it is also becoming increasingly diverse particularly in the high-income country context. Understanding and addressing social isolation is important for immigrant and refugee seniors, given the sociocultural and other differences. Social implications: Social isolation is a waste of human resource and value created by seniors in the communities. Originality/value: The paper makes a unique contribution by focusing on immigrant and refugee seniors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CINAHL database
DEPENDENCY (Psychology)
PSYCHOLOGY of immigrants
MEDICAL databases
INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
LONELINESS
LOSS (Psychology)
MEDLINE
ONLINE information services
PSYCHOLOGY of refugees
SOCIAL isolation
SYSTEMATIC reviews
FAMILY conflict
HOME environment
LITERATURE reviews
SOCIAL support
PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17479894
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Migration, Health & Social Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 138591611
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMHSC-10-2018-0067